Between Us

"I truly love this book! What a treat to learn new things about so many old friends! Between Us is an innovative reader-friendly anthology of deeply personal essays by some of the most important established scholars and emerging voices in Sociology. Students and general readers alike will find these powerful real-life stories of sociologists using the sociological imagination to heal themselves and inspire others to be engaging and transformative. Together, the essays inspire hope and offer tools to create communities and institutions that foster peace, inclusiveness, and justice. I just couldn’t put this book down." -- Verta Taylor, author of 'Rock-a-by Baby' and coauthor of 'Survival in the Doldrums' and 'Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret'
"Integrating the emotional with the intellectual, the heart and the head, this stunning collection demonstrates how the personal is the sociological, and that sociology can be a spiritually enlightening healing practice. By demonstrating how deeply rooted sociological thought is in everyday life, in fusing a wide variety of individual experiences with critical concepts, each essay in this treasure chest makes a compelling case for scholarly work with human fingerprints. The editors have fulfilled the promise of sociology for newbies and elders alike." -- Donna Gaines, author of 'Teenage Wasteland', 'A Misfit’s Manifesto,' and 'Why the Ramones Matter'
"A well-researched and often poignant survey of the discipline of sociology." * Kirkus Reviews *
"Many of these essays will resonate with vulnerable or marginalized students, demonstrating the achievements of minoritized scholars who have used sociological insights and personal experience to advance the field and come to terms with the challenges they have faced. Many essays also provide insights into effective teaching, either explicitly or through implicit modelling of author engagements with their students. This volume will make an excellent resource for teaching general introductory sociology courses, or for using the book’s subsections as lead-ins to topical courses." * Choice *
"Marika Lindholm and Elizabeth Anne Wood open Between Us: Healing Ourselves and Changing the World Through Sociology by stating that, through engaging with their edited collection, they hope readers will 'find a path towards healing.' After reading the text cover-to-cover and resonating strongly with the experiences captured in its pages, we see the therapeutic and transformative value of connecting with these stories. Undoubtedly, amid the stresses of modern life explored at the outset, taking time out to read these honest, reflexive and emotive accounts has had remedial and curative benefits for us. Some of the stories presented here will occupy our hearts and minds for a long time to come." * The Sociological Review *